When a Drug Passes Through the Liver, the Primary Function

question 1

Multiple Choice

When a drug passes through the liver, the primary function of this organ is to

• A)deflect the normal route of the drug
• B)remove the drug from the bloodstream
• C)bind the drug to albumin
• D)change the drug's molecular structure so that it is easier to excrete

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Definitions:

Top-Down Processing

An approach to processing information that starts with the brain's higher-level cognitive processes before receiving specific data from the senses.

Bottom-Up Processing

Analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information.

Phantom Limb Sensations

The experience of sensations, often painful, in a limb that has been amputated, as if the limb were still present.

Dissociation

A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others.